📍 140 Shepherd St, Rockville Centre, Nassau County, 11570
South Side High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rockville Centre, Nassau County. The school has 999 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 100.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 98% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Side High School enrolls 999 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 100.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 704 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 160 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 24 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
156 of the school's 999 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 145 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Side High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-40, state senate district 9, state house district 21.
South Side High School is one of 7 schools in ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in ROCKVILLE CENTRE, New York. The district serves 3,311 students district-wide and employs 350 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 999 students, South Side High School is larger than the district average of about 473 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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